Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival Act," directs the Secretary of the Army to create a comprehensive strategy for the Army National Guard. The plan focuses on optimizing readiness, force posture, and infrastructure in remote or isolated areas, including the Arctic. It requires an infrastructure review of armories, training centers, and ranges to improve tactical training and emergency management. The strategy also aims to fill vacant military billets through localized recruitment and incentives. Additionally, it seeks to modernize dual-use facilities to handle modern aircraft and resilient power needs. Finally, the plan includes frameworks for leveraging private-sector partnerships and provides a roadmap for funding these developments.
Yes· 3 of 13
- Scored +7
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill specifically targets rural and isolated communities for recruitment, infrastructure investment, and economic revitalization.
- Scored +6
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill mandates cyber-resilience assessments and the development of secure, restricted network architectures.
- Scored +5
Is this likely to create jobs?
The bill promotes job creation through localized recruitment incentives, signing bonuses, and educational stipends for rural communities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Localized Recruitment and Financial Incentives: The plan includes a framework for targeted marketing and localized incentives such as signing bonuses, educational stipends, and specialized remote duty allowances to source personnel from local and rural communities (Section 2, subsection b, 2, B).
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Infrastructure and Airfield Expansion: The modernization blueprint includes the expansion of existing runways to accommodate both modern military and civilian aircraft (Section 2, subsection b, 3, A, iv).
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Community and Commercial Co-location: The Secretary is directed to identify strategies to co-locate commercial, community, or telecommunications infrastructure within National Guard footprints to help lower infrastructure costs (Section 2, subsection c, 1).
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Improved Emergency and Disaster Response: The infrastructure review includes plans for emergency management, disaster response, and homeland defense staging zones (Section 2, subsection b, 1, C).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill specifically targets rural and isolated communities for recruitment, infrastructure investment, and economic revitalization. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill leverages public-private partnerships and infrastructure co-location that can benefit local commercial entities. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — The bill offers educational stipends and recruitment incentives that are highly relevant to young adults seeking careers. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The focus on localized recruitment and educational stipends provides economic opportunities for low-income rural residents. Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill improves the training and infrastructure essential for the National Guard, a primary pathway for veteran employment.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill promotes job creation through localized recruitment incentives, signing bonuses, and educational stipends for rural communities. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill encourages public-private partnerships and the co-location of commercial infrastructure to support local businesses.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill mandates cyber-resilience assessments and the development of secure, restricted network architectures. Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill creates specialized remote duty allowances and educational stipends that could benefit service members and veterans.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill directs the expansion of airfield infrastructure and runways to accommodate modern aircraft. Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport? — The bill encourages the co-location of community and telecommunications infrastructure within National Guard footprints.
- Education And Technology
- Does this get reliable internet to more people? — The bill focuses on modernizing communications through tactical satellite integration and redundant high-latitude network systems.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires the Secretary of the Army to provide formal briefings and reports to congressional defense committees.
- 6/23/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.